Oliver KRAAS

Athlete Bio
Nickname : Olli
Gender : Male
Born : 18 April 1975
Function in the team : Athlete
Hometown : Germiston
Country : RSA
Relationship Status : Single
Zodiac sign : Aries
Gender : Male
Born : 18 April 1975
Function in the team : Athlete
Hometown : Germiston
Country : RSA
Relationship Status : Single
Zodiac sign : Aries
| EDUCATION | University Degree | ||
| OCCUPATION | Project Manager Nordic | ||
| FAMILY | Werner Kraas (dad), Ursula Kraas (mum), Mike Kraas (brother) | ||
| WHAT ARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS? | Brother is former biathlete – german national team, parents are both retired – dad was former competition sailer. | ||
| WHAT LANGUAGES DO YOU SPEAK? | English, German | ||
| MY WEB PAGE | www.snowsports.co.za | ||
| THREE BOOKS YOU MUST READ | Bible, Koran, Lord of the Rings, | ||
| THREE MOVIES YOU MUST WATCH | zeitgeist-the movie, Lord of the Rings, Into the Wild, |
| OLYMPIC GAMES | 61st | SP | WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK 2010 | ||
| OLYMPIC GAMES | 57th | SP | PRAGELATO PLAN 2006 | ||
| WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | 76th | SP | LIBEREC 2009 | ||
| WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | 86th | 15K | SAPPORO 2007 | ||
| WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP | 46th | SP | SAPPORO 2007 | ||
| WORLD CUP | 64th | SP | CANMORE 2010 | ||
| WORLD CUP | 69th | SP | ROGLA 2010 | ||
| WORLD CUP | 92nd | SP | DAVOS 2010 |
| Date | Place | Nation | Position | Point | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-02-2010 | SP | Canmore | CAN | 64 | 0.00 |
| 19-12-2009 | SP | Rogla | SLO | 69 | 0.00 |
| 13-12-2009 | SP | Davos | SUI | 92 | 0.00 |
| 05-12-2009 | SP | Düsseldorf | GER | 72 | 0.00 |
| 12-03-2009 | SP | Trondheim | NOR | 72 | 0.00 |
| 24-02-2009 | SP | Liberec | CZE | 76 | 0.00 |
| 13-02-2009 | SP | Valdidentro | ITA | 76 | 0.00 |
| 20-12-2008 | SP | Duesseldorf | GER | 73 | 0.00 |
| 27-02-2008 | SP | Stockholm | SWE | 69 | 0.00 |
| 28-02-2007 | 15k | Sapporo | JPN | 86 | 0.00 |
| 22-02-2007 | SP | Sapporo | JPN | 46 | 0.00 |
| 03-02-2007 | 15k | Davos | SUI | 0 | 0.00 |
| 28-10-2006 | SP | Duesseldorf | GER | 74 | 0.00 |
| 09-03-2006 | SP | Drammen | NOR | 59 | 0.00 |
| 07-03-2006 | SP | Borlaenge | SWE | 62 | 0.00 |
| 22-01-2006 | SP | Oberstdorf | GER | 38 | 0.00 |
| 31-12-2005 | 15k | Nove Mesto | CZE | 68 | 0.00 |
| 30-12-2005 | SP | Nove Mesto | CZE | 66 | 0.00 |
| 22-10-2005 | SP | Duesseldorf | GER | 59 | 0.00 |
| 22-02-2005 | SP | Oberstdorf | GER | 59 | 0.00 |
| HOW AND WHEN DID YOU BEGIN CROSS-COUNTRY? | At the age of 6 – in the sailing club there was also an xc-coach, he told my dad: xc-skiing in winter is good for endurance in sailing – so we started with xc-skiing in winter. In the end we stayed with xc-skiing and gave up sailing…too bad for my dad !! | ||
| HAVE YOU HAD TO OVERCOME ANY SERIOUS INJURIES? | Crash 1: Broken navicular bone, rips; crash 2: crimped liver, kidney, ripped pericardium; | ||
| WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL TRAINING REGIMEN? | 3 days training – ½ day off, 3 days training – 1 day off | ||
| COACHES IN PAST AND PRESENT | Current: Stephan Popp (XC) + Gunar Geuss (athletics); Past: Herbert Wiegand, Manfred Geyer; | ||
| WHAT DO THE OLYMPICS MEAN TO YOU AND WHEN DID YOU REALIZE YOU WANTED TO BE AN OLYMPIAN? | First time I realized 1988 that I want def go to the o.g., as teenager I thought I will be there 1998 in Nagano, but it costs me 8 years more to be an Olympian… | ||
| WHAT IS YOUR PROUDEST | Sport: Opening Ceremony Torino 2006; |
| WHO WERE/ARE YOUR HEROES/ROLE MODELS? | Gunde Svan; M. Gandhi; | ||
| FAVORITE TRAINING AREA | Davos | ||
| FAVORITE COMPETITION | Sprint | ||
| THREE GOALS TO ACHIEVE | To finish a marathon, an Ironman, Vasaloppet | ||
| THREE REACHED GOALS | Olympic Games 2006, Ironman + Vasaloppet Finisher | ||
| THREE THINGS WHICH WENT TERRIBLY WRONG | Olympic Games 2006, Vasaloppet 2007, season 2008/09 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF YOUR CAREER, YEAR BY YEAR | 2004: qualification for FIS WC (first African xc-skier) 2005: FIS WCS Oberstdorf (sprint, 15km, team sprint – first African Team) 2006: pl.36 WC Oberstdorf, O.G. Torino (sprint, 15km, 50km) 2007: WCS Sapporo (sprint, 15km) 2009: WCS Liberec (sprint) |
| BEER VS. WINE | Wine | ||
| VEGGIES VS. MEAT | Veggies | ||
| FERRARI VS. PORSHE | Porshe | ||
| COFFEE VS. TEA | Tea | ||
| CLASSIC VS. SKATING | Skating | ||
| SEA VS. MOUNTAINS | Mountains |








